The buds look nice ....
Were you being that " notorious under feeder" that you once spoke about ?
But what about the fried leaves ? Hmmm
What is the hypothesis of how they move from wherever they were to clean soil? Like I get that once they are there, they are there and chemicals are pretty useless for them (including imid from what I have seen...but not definite enough to share bc I was unable to find the damn paper they mentioned...and it was an organic site so I am skeptical.). But it just seems to break the laws of physics for an egg to become a flyer without food and then get down in your roots.
They have no food in the wall or floor, right? I know @Kanzeon discovered a problem recently in his wall.
Btw, just to save you chasing it down...
How to Get Rid of Root Aphids | Planet Natural
How to spot and organically control root aphids. A growing problem, especially among indoor growers, and spreading through parts of the country where they haven't been seen before.www.planetnatural.com
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Is there a reason for not using DE to help control?I think they are born with enough energy to fly and give birth to a live root aphid. The eggs are only layed to over winter and infect next season. Or next grow if you will.
The nymph can live on any organic matter which is everywhere even in a clean house. Fleas do this. Rather than eggs the flea lives in its cocoon up to a year and the emerging nymph can live on a few skin cells in the couch until it can feed on flesh and propogate.
Anyway. The adult root aphid simply crawls out of the pot. The damn tiny half millimeter thing and walks to the next pot.
Apparently they can be discouraged with cloth or something covering the drain holes.
And i read the imid can be ineffective because the chemical goes up into the leaves rather than stay in the root zone where the bugs feed.
And it recommended 2 applications 2 weeks apart to help keep more imid in the root zone for enough contact.
I am learning a lot at least. Hope it helps. These bugs did take out all the grapes in france once. Well a close relative of the root aphid.
Is there a reason for not using DE to help control?
Fair enough. We use it for managing bugs of whatever kind and it helps us. Banana plants are just freaking bug magnets and my wife is continuously buying potted plants. I know, disaster awaits me.I havent read anywhere it would be effective.
And when i was new i used it sprinkled on top for bug protection. It mostly makes a gookey mess in the soil. And i fear breathing it when working with it dry.
So i just stopped using it. A layer of sand would be more effective to stop soil bugs I think and not hold water.
It is an excellent source of silica i believe.
Fair enough. We use it for managing bugs of whatever kind and it helps us. Banana plants are just freaking bug magnets and my wife is continuously buying potted plants. I know, disaster awaits me.
My thought is just like playing an rpg. The enemy is resistant to chemical weapons: try kinetic weapons!
Sorry if my questions are annoying you. Personally when I'm stuck on a probem churning through it and reorganizing it again and again helps, but I can see it being unwelcome too.
+1. I've never had any luck with DE controlling anything. I believe RAW uses DE as their silica product.I havent read anywhere it would be effective.
And when i was new i used it sprinkled on top for bug protection. It mostly makes a gookey mess in the soil. And i fear breathing it when working with it dry.
So i just stopped using it. A layer of sand would be more effective to stop soil bugs I think and not hold water.
It is an excellent source of silica i believe.
I think a tent with a filtered intake would be a meaningful experiment that I hypothesize would have a good chance at improvement.No i appreciate the discussion. I may need a break from thinking about this.
I have not tried nematodes or predator bugs and if i can figure how to keep it warm in my cold basement i may set up a 4x8 gorilla tent i bought on sale and never used and start new plants down there. Maybe moving the grow will interupt them?
I think they are born with enough energy to fly and give birth to a live root aphid. The eggs are only layed to over winter and infect next season. Or next grow if you will.
The nymph can live on any organic matter which is everywhere even in a clean house. Fleas do this. Rather than eggs the flea lives in its cocoon up to a year and the emerging nymph can live on a few skin cells in the couch until it can feed on flesh and propogate.
Anyway. The adult root aphid simply crawls out of the pot. The damn tiny half millimeter thing and walks to the next pot.
Apparently they can be discouraged with cloth or something covering the drain holes.
And i read the imid can be ineffective because the chemical goes up into the leaves rather than stay in the root zone where the bugs feed.
And it recommended 2 applications 2 weeks apart to help keep more imid in the root zone for enough contact.
I am learning a lot at least. Hope it helps. These bugs did take out all the grapes in france once. Well a close relative of the root aphid.
I have used prredatory nematodes many times with pretty good success , at least that's how I remember , are root aphids different than the " aphids " I've seen on plants ?
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